Charles Blodgett sits at the family's kitchen table, holding back tears as he describes his 19-year-old daughter, Jessie.

"Jessie was a lot of things, a spectacularly beautiful person, deep, soulful. She was a musician. She was a beautiful girl. She was a father's dream," said Blodgett.

Blodgett said his wife found their daughter dead in her bed more than a week ago. Blodgett said the night before, she'd been at a cast party. She was the fiddler at the Hartford Community performance of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Police have yet to comment about the circumstances surrounding the teen's death, but according to court documents, officials are investigating it as a homicide after investigators found strangulation marks on her neck.

"Ironically, her big cause in the last year or two was male violence on women," said Blodgett.

Blodgett said amid the tragedy, his family is surrounded by beauty.

"There has been an outpouring of love, a flood, caring and support from literally 1,000 people we know of," said Blodgett.

Police have interviewed at least one person of interest.

An autopsy on the young woman is complete, but police have yet to release its results.

The story is now getting national attention after ABC did in an extensive interview with the Blodgett family. The coverage of the Hartford investigation will air on Good Morning America at 7 a.m. Friday on WISN 12.

WE BEGIN WITH THAT EXCLUSIVE. THE FAMILY OF A YOUNG ACTRESS FOUND DEAD IN HER BED IS OPENING UP ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER THEY LOST. CHRISTINA PALLADINO IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHRISTINA THE WOMAN'S FATHER WANTED TO FOCUS ON HER MEMORY TONIGHT. THE HARTFORD POLICE CHIEF TOLD ME ON THE PHONE TODAY THIS IS STILL VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION BUT WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT WHAT LEADS THEY HAVE. TONIGHT 19 YEAR OLD JESSIE BLODGETT'S FATHER WANTS THE PUBLIC TO KNOW HOW TALENTED AND LOVED HIS DAUGHTER WAS. CHARLES BLODGETT SITS AT THE FAMILY'S KITCHEN TABLE--- AND HOLDS BACK TEARS AS HE DESCRIBES HIS 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JESSIE. :15 SHE WAS A LOT OF THINGS... SPECTACULARLY BEAUTIFUL PERSON... DEEP, SOULFUL... SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL ... A FATHER'S DREAM. JESSIE'S MOTHER FOUND HER DEAD IN HER BED MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE'D BEEN AT A CAST PARTY ... SHE WAS THE FIDDLER IN THE HARTFORD COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE OF FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. A ROLE HER FATHER SAYS SHE LOVED. POLICE HAVE NOT COMMENTED ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING JESSIE'S DEATH--- BUT COURT DOCUMENTS SUGGEST THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IT AS A HOMICIDE.... AFTER INVESTIGATORS FOUND STRANGULATION MARKS ON HER NECK. 3:35 IRONICALLY HER CAUSE... MALE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. AMIDST THE TRAGEDY... CHARLES SAYS HIS FAMILY IS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTY. 4:54 OUTPOURING OF LOVE... 1,000 PEOPLE WE KNOW OF. POLICE HAVE INTERVIEWED AT LEAST ONE PERSON OF INTEREST. AN AUTOPSY ON THE YOUNG WOMAN IS COMPLETE BUT RESULTS WON'T BE RELEASED UNTIL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE SAYS SO. THIS STORY IS NOW GETTING NATIONAL ATTENTION. A-B-C DID AN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE BLODGETT FAMILY--- WATCH FOR THEIR COVERAGE OF THE HARTFORD INVESTIGATION FRIDAY, ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA STARTING AT 7 A-M, RIGHT HERE ON WISN 12.